6/25/07 [DMFA #799] - Law of gravity? But then, I never studied law...

[superluser]

Depending on whether there is a large planet-sized mass below Jyrras, I'd probably willingly fall to my death in such a world.  Or, at least, spend eons trying to figure out what real scientific laws exist in the Fae realm.

Bah!  Hasn't Jyrras ever heard of the Copenhagen interpretation??  The fae simply apply form of quantum-scale waveform collapse on a macro scale!

*Thinks about that for a second* That's not even wrong.

[kaskar]

  Do we come out now with the Dumbo sized ears for Jyrras as in # 659 ?  ( Earzilla )

[ShiningShadow]

Either that or he has to produce some wings like a Fae and start flapping.

[computer nerd]

If what you believe come what you can do  in the fae kingdom .why doesn't nutmeg believe she can a child without a fae soul ? 

[Cemalidor]

Will Jyrras, with a bit of effort, try to fall back towards Mab ? Or will he use his ears like Dumbo to get around ?

The most fae kingdom accurate response I can give to all that...

Yes.

Is this where Amber's pic of Jyrras's ears in her sketch of " Earzilla " comes in ?

lol, for some reason the same thing crossed my mind. 

[Stig Hemmer]

Oh Jyrras, don't let gravity get you down.

That horrible pun out of the way, I hope Jyrras knows, and remembers soon, that gravity don't necessarily pulls things DOWN.  Gravity pulls things TOGETHER.  When you spend all you time on top of a very big rock (also known as a "planet") the difference doesn't matter, but when you are in a realm with lots of small rocks, the difference is very important.

There is no down.

[Alondro]

Hmm, a place where whatever you believe becomes reality?

How ST-TNG-ish!  This means the Traveller was a Fae!   

*wonders how many will recall that episode* 

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

My considered opinion on this is, they're not falling down because Mab is holding them up with magic.

Sheesh. Surely Jyrras can take that, and believe in Mab? ;-]

[MaskedRetriever]

There is no down.

The enemy's gate is down.

[bill]

There is no down.

The enemy's gate is down.

School made me hate that book.

[Illusionist]

I'll still take the cold hand of science over mystical powers any day of the week.

[Kajet]

You'd think that would be something you tell a visitor to the fae kingdom way ahead of time, that said sounds like a fun place to visit.

[rabid_fox]

God, imagine if Bono got in there.

[bill]

I hope Bono stays there.

[techmaster-glitch]

Hmm, a place where whatever you believe becomes reality?

How ST-TNG-ish!  This means the Traveller was a Fae!  

*wonders how many will recall that episode* 

The Traveller? Ain't that that one weird guy who could do things like uber-warp with just his mind and that kind of stuff, and later in the series he returned to take Wesley as his 'apprentice' or something like that?

There is no down.

The enemy's gate is down.

School made me hate that book.

What? I loved that book! And it's sequals(actually, only Xenocide and Children of the Mind, cuz the library lost the actuall second book in the line. So I only have read the first, third, and fourth books.)

I'll still take the cold hand of science over mystical powers any day of the week.

Same here.

[Alan Garou]

Danny Elfman reference overrules all! Bow down before the soundtrack sorcerer!

[Zedd]

Accept the conqunces of plumiting and maybe fall really far

[Alondro]

Hmm, a place where whatever you believe becomes reality?

How ST-TNG-ish!  This means the Traveller was a Fae!  

*wonders how many will recall that episode* 

The Traveller? Ain't that that one weird guy who could do things like uber-warp with just his mind and that kind of stuff, and later in the series he returned to take Wesley as his 'apprentice' or something like that?

Yes.  In the first one with him, he had a lil problem and ended up taking the ship to a strantge place where they're (their... I fail..  ) every thought could become physically real. 

ie, the Fae Kingdom!   

[techmaster-glitch]

Oh yeah, THAT episode. Now I remember. Hey, now that I think about it, that could have indeed been the Fae kingdom!!

[Psychogirl]

There is no down.

The enemy's gate is down.

School made me hate that book.

What? I loved that book! And it's sequals(actually, only Xenocide and Children of the Mind, cuz the library lost the actuall second book in the line. So I only have read the first, third, and fourth books.)

The second book (titled "Speaker For the Dead") was mostly about the Pequeninos (those pig-like aliens). I suggest you go to your local library and find that book if you want to complete the story.

[bill]

I actually liked the second book, but the rest were just "".

[techmaster-glitch]

'Speaker for the Dead.' Yeah that was the name, it was in the series list. Though I've never read it, I was able to piece together some of what happened from reading the other books, though, yes, I probably should run down to a local library and find it so I can complete it.

And I really liked 'Xenocide' and 'Children Of The Mind'. They certainly weren't for me.

[bill]

I don't think I can remember a single thing that happened in Children of the Mind.

[Aleolus]

Ahh, gravity.  My archenemy.  Is anyone else thinking Matrix, here?
"There are a set of rules.  Rules like gravity.  What you need to learn is that some of these rules can be bent.  Others, can be broken."

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

I don't think I can remember a single thing that happened in Children of the Mind.

Nothing happened. It was just a set up for the fifth book, which he hasn't finished writing yet.

*cough*

(I exaggerate, but not by much...)

[Netrogo]

I've never read or heard of these books you guys are talking about. Considering the mixed reactions I'm seeing, should I even bother?

[bill]

The first ones pretty seminal, but the rest aren't terribly necessary.

[techmaster-glitch]

The first book is call 'Ender's Game'. And to me, the rest are all very good to, and I would personally reccomend NOT skipping over them. Yes, you should bother, they are classics.
Here is the order:
1#Ender's Game
2#Speaker For The Dead
3#Xenocide
4#Children Of The Mind

The are two other books that arn't in the actual series, but are in the same universe and are canon. Those two, however, I never got into. They are:
Ender's Shadow
Shadow Of The Hedgemon

And again, the answer is yes, you should bother with the first four. Read the last two only if you are realy interested.

[Kryptic]

Luckily for us - Gravity is not a law.




It's a Theory. 

[Naldru]

I just had some random thoughts.

With regard to the question as to why some fae hadn't started believing that it could kill other fae permanently.  -- Perhaps some previous king or queen of the fae had passed a law against it.

Actually, what Jyrras needs to do is watch the 1978 Superman movie with Christoper Reeves and Gene Hackman.  Remember the advertisements said that after watching this movie "You'll believe a man can fly."